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Ancient Egypt

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  • government officials
    bureaucrats
  • Art archaeologist have found?
    illustrations (drawings) on papyrus, statues of pharaohs & gods, paintings of everyday life
  • process to treat a body so it doesn't decay
    embalm
  • used to lift buckets of water from the Nile to dry land
    shadoof
  • God of the afterlife's wife?
    Isis
  • Amenhotep AKA _______ *tried to change Egypts religion*
    Akhenaton
  • fertile marshland, area created by flood waters
    delta
  • complex writing system
    hieroglyphics
  • Things ancient Egyptians did to improve the afterlife?
    tried to live a good life, used prayers & spells, buried personal belongings
  • woven cloth
    textile
  • A ______ is a woven cloth used for clothing.
    textile
  • Rights women had?
    hold powerful positions, family is the main focus, had many legal rights
  • God of the afterlife?
    Osiris
  • Ancient Egyptians developed the 1st __________ books
    medical
  • Who did ancient Egyptians think controlled the Sun & the Nile River?
    gods/goddesses
  • How many kingdoms were there in ancient Egypt?
    THREE: Old, Middle, New
  • Technologies created by ancient Egyptians to create fertile lands?
    leevees & dams, irrigation canals, water basins
  • line of rulers from one family
    dynasty
  • reed-like plant, used to make paper to write or paint on.
    papyrus
  • wild rapids; place in a river with fast moving water & large boulders
    cataracts
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